Minnesota USA-1961: Curious Cat Climbing Tree While Three Men Eat Lunch Inside

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Year1961
Decade1960s
LocationMinnesota, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1961 Minnesota

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Curious Cat Climbing Tree While Three Men Eat Lunch Inside — Clip Details

MINNESOTA USA-1961: A black and white cat climbs a snow-covered tree in a winter backyard, its curious gaze fixed on a house where three men sit at a table eating lunch. The scene captures a quiet, candid moment of domestic life in the early 1960s, with snow blanketing the ground and bare trees framing the yard. Shot on 8mm film, the footage features natural grain and a slightly faded color palette, evoking a nostalgic, home movie feel. The cat's playful ascent contrasts with the men's calm meal, creating a charming slice-of-life moment from a bygone era.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: editorial use only Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 125497726

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Editorial only Direct license: editorial use only. Editorial use only: documentary, news, educational, internal and organic social use. Not permitted in advertising, sponsored or branded content, broadcast promotion or any paid commercial placement.

Editorial use only; commercial use is not offered for this clip. Review the flags below for your editorial context.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel 1028 · 8mm · 7″ reel
Original reel label: mother,sioux falls, pushmobile, duluth in winter, clarence
Reel-level year note: 1960-1961
Reel-level location note: duluth,minnesota
Date: 1961 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level note shows the same year, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Location: Minnesota, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate. A reel-level location note is linked, but the clip-to-reel link is itself a catalog match, so this is not counted as independent confirmation.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: Useful for 1960s U.S. domestic-life edits needing a brief winter home-movie cutaway with a cat outdoors and men eating inside.
Period detail: The clip may show early 1960s household interiors, a simple dining table setup, winter clothing cues, and a snowy Minnesota backyard supported by the supplied metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The value is in the unstaged contrast between a curious cat climbing outside and three men continuing an ordinary meal inside.
What appears in frame: Visible elements include deep snow, bare trees, a black-and-white cat on a trunk, a backyard structure, three men at a table, plates, glasses, and a red serving pot.
Film character: The 8mm scan has soft focus, visible grain, uneven exposure, and slight color fading consistent with small-gauge home-movie footage.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a domestic winter insert, a comic animal cutaway, or a quiet memory beat between family-life scenes.
Historical context: The footage presents a modest household setting and winter yard as seen through a family camera, without enough visual evidence to identify the people or exact property.
Research note: People, faces, private interiors, and private property are visible, so likeness, privacy, and property considerations should be reviewed separately from copyright status.
Research search match: Relevant searches include 1961 Minnesota home movie cat in snow, 8mm family lunch interior, men eating at table, and winter backyard cat footage.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with adjacent material from the same reel, then with Minnesota 1961 family interiors, then with broader 1960s winter home-life or pet footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Snow blankets a Minnesota yard in this 1961 8mm frame, with a house edge, bare trees, and a large snowbank visible. — Snow piled high outside near a house and leafless trees.

A black-and-white cat climbs or clings to a snow-covered tree in a winter backyard, with a small outbuilding and bare branches behind it. — Cat on a snowy tree trunk in the backyard.

Three men sit at a dining table in a 1961 Minnesota home interior, with plates, glasses, a red pot, and pale curtains visible. — Men eating at an indoor table with dishes and drinks.

Two men are clearly visible at a dining table in a 1961 Minnesota home interior, with a third person partly at frame edge and tableware in front of them. — Men continue eating at the table inside the home.

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